Geology Review

Front

Name the four layers of the Earth from the inner most layer to the outer most layer.

Back

Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

Front

Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth? Options: crust, mantle, inner core, outer core

Back

crust

Front

Which is the thickest layer of the Earth? Options: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

Back

mantle

Front

Mostly rocky material makes up the...

Back

crust and mantle

Front

Iron and nickel make up the Earth's core. Which part of the core is a solid ball?

Back

inner core

Front

At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates move away from each other? Options: sliding transform, convergent, divergent, mantle

Back

divergent

Front

At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates move toward each other? Options: convergent, divergent, sliding transform, Earth's surface

Back

convergent

Front

At which type of boundary do the tectonic plates rub against each other? Options: sliding transform, convergent, the fault line, divergent

Back

sliding transform

Front

What kind of physical change occurs at a sliding transform boundary? Options: volcanoes, earthquakes, ocean waves, valleys

Back

earthquakes

Front

What type of boundary caused the physical change - mountains? Options: divergent, convergent, sliding transform, strike-slip

Back

convergent